Sassy...individual...gorgeous. Like the bride

A few images from a GORGEOUS wedding I designed for Brooke and Steven at the St. Regis.  These images were captured by the talented Ryan Christensen of Innovative Photography and featured on Utah Bride Blog.  Brooke had an amazing vision and I was super excited to be a part of it.  Brooke made me laugh from the all important initial phone call where 'bride meets florist'.  After many texts, phone calls, mock up and meetings our hard work paid off with what I like to say is a nod to the era of Jane Austen.  Romantic.  Rich. Playful.  These were all words we kept in mind during the design process.  Vintage skeleton keys, old school card catalogue, antique books, typewriters and cameras and custom floral table chandeliers gave this outdoor reception an authentic and unexpected youthful vibe.   Highly textured bouquets of imported dahlias, ranunculus and hydrangea  with highlights of interesting accents of mossy branches and pods and feathers the result was a gorgeous wedding for a gorgeous bride.

Yes, I know it's September

Ok, so I know it's September.  And in March, I solemnly swore I would blog weekly.  Or at least bi-monthly.  And then wedding season began and it's been a whirl-wind of debating shades of coral vs salmon, finding the perfect silk for bouquet binding, searching for stripes, hunting for vintage glass, scouring the valley for barnwood.  The result?  GORGEOUS weddings, elated brides and a very neglected blog.   Sooooo on this quiet, not quite fall day,  I'll be doing a little back-tracking, posting some of my favorite events from the spring and summer...or  as I like to say, Sprummer

I had the pleasure of collaborating with the fabulous Soiree Productions for this wedding in early April.  When Kristin called me and asked me to channel my, 'it's cold but I'm ready for Spring' vibe I was happy to oblige.   With Kristin's amazing taste, the bride and groom's easy going personality and my attention to detail (nice way of saying I'm overly picky), the result was stunning.  Working with lots of candle light, bright apple greens, soft creamy ivories, spring bulbs, natural wood and custom iron chandeliers This wedding had sparkle and life.  And convinced me to put my boots away.

So the St. Regis.  WOW!  I have to tell you, I feel kind of famous when I set up an event there.  I flounce around in my armani sunglasses and uncomfortable yet fabulous shoes.  And then I remember that I am the hired help and I still have dozens of boxes to unload.  Who cares!  I still love it!  It GORGEOUS there!  This was such a fun wedding to design.  My pictures don't do this wedding justice.  Wait til you see Pepper's shots, AMAZING!!  I'll post those soon.

Rustic BBQ's need love too!  This was fun.  The beautiful Mount Timpanogas was my back drop and rustic was my theme so we brought lots of fat sunflowers and yummy artichokes and paired them with hand thrown clay pots and barnwood boxes and kerosene lanterns.    Not too fussy, not too plain. 

I love my brides.  I really do.  All of them.  But Jenn was the funniest, kindest bride I can remember in a long long time.   Like many of my brides, Jenn lived out of state and was planning her entire wedding via phone calls and emails.  After the first phone call, I think we began reading each other's mind.  She sent me a photo of her stunning Carolina Herrera gown (tea length, champagne silk with chocolate sash for those who are as obsessed with C.H. as I am) and our design took place from there.   Here's my favorite shot of her bouquet.  Jenn, you were truly STUNNING!

Blue is the the new green

I love unexpected combinations of color.   Orange and ivory is one of my favorite color palettes to work with in the spring.  Throw blue into the mix and WOW!  Tres Manifique!  Completely LOVE it!  I wish I could take the credit for this idea but I can't.  I had the pleasure of working with the beautiful bride McKall and her sister Brittany and they came to me with the idea of this color palette.  My job was simply to pull these colors into the bouquets.  I loved the process, loved the result!

Winter

i'm freezing today.  When I look at the photos from Cherise's wedding, I feel like I'm all bundled up by a cozy fire.   Where's my latte?

 This was a really fun wedding to design.  We pulled a lot of our inspiration from  Log Haven's beautifully rustic cabin.  I had the pleasure of working with Christina from Soiree Productions on this event and after collaborating we both agreed that warm chocolatey tones would be the foundation of all of the designs.   Soft shades of ivory and pear green lift the warmth of the chocolate give just a hint that spring is just around the corner.  

Here's a sneak peek of a what is sure to be a GORGEOUS event I'm working on for a wedding in May at the super glam St. Regis resort in Deer Valley.   I loooooove the colors and collected feel.  Peach is back baby!
Today was mock-up day so I got to finally meet the beautiful bride and dashing groom.  For months we've been cyber-pals zipping emails and photos to eachother...phone tag describing the perfect shade of coral vs. the perfect shade of salmon (what? there's a difference!) Site visits involved hard hats while the St. Regis was under construction.    One of the best parts of my job is meeting my clients and today was no exception.  Super fun couple and super gorgeous design concept.  Can't wait to see everything come together for this event!

Well looky here!

Funny thing...I was at the Salt Lake Airport killing time before an early morning flight to Costa Rica.  A nearly debilitating immediate need for peanut m & m's took me into the Airport bookstore where I saw the latest issue of the beautiful, 'Utah Bride & Groom' magazine. I started thumbing through the magazine and stopped on a photo of a most gorgeous couple.  "Wait a minute!  I KNOW them!"  Scott and Carly celebrated their wedding at a private residence in Holladay, a place that held significant meaning to Carly and her family.  I was fortunate enough to meet Carly and her mother and be a part of the design process.  After site visits and consultations and many emails and phone calls we came up with an amazing design concept.  Carly and Jayne had such fabulous ideas.  I had so much fun with the details and set up for this wedding.  Peach garden roses, peach parrot tulips, cream hydrangea, cream lisianthus and white anemone introduced the color palette. While satin ribbon streamers in the trees brought in accents of navy and dove grey.  From the crystal chandeliers hanging in the trees, to the vintage typewriter for guests to write well wishes this wedding had a charm and style all it's own.  Hey Carly and Jayne!  Wanna come work with me?


*check out more images from Carly and Scott's wedding in this season's Utah Bride and Groom Magazine and on Duston Todd's blog at www.dustontodd.blogspot.com